In mid-August after spending several weeks vacationing in Hawaii, Elvis returned
to Las Vegas to rehearse for his engagement at the Hilton., this was to be
the last time Elvis would be able to use the runway that went into the audience.
Following the first week, it was announced that Elvis had set a new record
for having 28,000 fans attending his show in one week.

Las Vegas, NV August
24th M/S Audio
2001 Theme; C, C Rider; I Got A Woman/Amen; Elvis introduces himself as Fat's
Domino; Love Me; If You Love Me Let Me Know; Elvis introduces his new single:
It's Midnight; Big Boss Man; Fever; Love Me Tender; All Shook Up; The Wonder
Of You; I'm Leavin'; Softly As I Leave You; Spanish Eyes; Hound Dog; You Gave Me
A Mountain; Polk Salad Annie; Elvis explains how he doesn't like the décor in
the showroom and how two nights before he and Red West painted the Angels and
Introductions; Introduction of Vicky Carr; If You Talk In Your Sleep; Why Me Lord;
Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel; Elvis asks who saw the movie Blue Hawaii; Hawaiian
Wedding Song; Bridge Over Troubled Water; Let Me Be There; Elvis talks
about the ring he wore on the Hawaiian TV Special; Can't Help Falling In LoveSound ++++- 81mins
Hilton Hotel

Las Vegas, NV
August 25th D/S Audio
C, C Rider; I Got A Woman/Amen; Love Me; Elvis introduces himself as Pat Boone;
If You Love Me Let Me Know; It's Midnight; Big Boss Man; Fever; Love Me Tender;
All Shook Up; The Wonder Of You; I'm Leavin'; Softly As I Leave You; Hound
Dog; You Gave Me A Mountain; Polk Salad Annie; Elvis Talks About The Press; Introduction;
If You Talk In Your Sleep; Why Me Lord; Elvis Tells Of How JD Is A
Father Figure & How He Used To Go And See Him Perform As A Child; Teddy Bear/Don't
Be Cruel; Let Me Be There; Can't Help Falling In LoveSound +++-
Hilton Hotel

Las Vegas, NV August
30th D/S Audio
2001 Theme; C, C Rider; I Got A Woman/Amen; Dialogue Elvis introduces himself
as Tom Jones talks about the flu he had and how he missed one night; Love Me;
If You Love Me Let Me Know; It's Midnight; Big Boss Man; Fever; All Shook Up;
Softly As I Leave You; Dialogue; Hound Dog; American Trilogy; Introductions; If
You Talk In Your Sleep; Elvis Talks About Karate And How He Started To Learn
in 1959 In The Army etc..; Until It's Time For You To Go; Elvis Mentions The Shows
Running Late & He's only supposed to be on stage for an hour at most; How Great
Thou Art; Let Me Be There; Hawaiian Wedding Song; Can't Help Falling In LoveSound +++
Hilton Hotel

Las Vegas, NV September
2nd D/S Audio
2001 Theme; C, C Rider; I Got A Woman/Amen; Until It's Time For You To Go;
If You Love Me Let Me Know; It's Midnight; Big Boss Man; Fever; The Wonder Of You;
Softly As I Leave You; Hound Dog; You Gave Me A Mountain; It's Now Or Never;
Introduction; If You Talk In Your Sleep; Why Me Lord; How Great Thou Art; Let
Me Be There; Hawaiian Wedding Song; Can't Help Falling In LoveSound ++-
Hilton Hotel

Las Vegas, NV September
2nd CL/S CD Desert Storm
Microphone Dialogue; I Got A Woman/Amen; Karate Dialogue; Until It's Time
For You To Go; If You Love Me Let Me Know; It's Midnight; Big Boss Man; You Gave
Me A Mountain; Priscilla Dialogue; Softly As I Leave You; Hound Dog; American
Trilogy; It's Now Or Never; Introductions; Bringing It Back/ Aubrey (By Voice);
Introductions Of Vikki Carr & Bill Cosby; It's Now Or Never; Let Me Be There;
If You Talk In Your Sleep; Drug Dialogue; Hawaiian Wedding Song; Jewellery Dialogue;
Can't Help Falling In LoveSound ++++++
Hilton Hotel
Leather Suit
Total
Attendance 59,400Elvis and Sheila Ryan remained in Las Vegas for three days, catching a few shows
including Tom Jones at Caesar's Palace on the 3rd and even gives a karate demonstration
for Tom's fans by the look of things. This photo was taken during
Tom's final song.
They also attend Vikki Carr's Opening at the Tropicana
Hotel on the 4th, both times Elvis was wearing one of his two piece leather on
Stage outfits

On the 16th of September Elvis and Linda Thompson appear
at the Tennessee Karate Institute, putting on an Exhibition with Red West,
Bill Wallace and Ed Parker's friend Dave Hebler as the cameras roll, Elvis announces
to the press he is preparing to produce his first motion picture.
On
the 21st Linda helps Elvis draw up plans for the movie titled "The New Gladiators"
it is to feature the best in karate, and promote Elvis' philosophy that karate
is a way of "helping a person help himself".